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Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +138 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +138 more · last seen 2025
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed, Hyacinthoides +4 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed, Hyacinthoides +4 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
4,542 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,542 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. · Field Vole · Rabbit +3
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024 Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2024 Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2023 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum · Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata · Common Water-Boatman · Punctate Corixa · Metoecus paradoxus +4
Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata Metoecus paradoxus Metoecus paradoxus2024 Carex cespitosa · Giant Hogweed · Field Forget-me-not
Carex cespitosa Carex cespitosa Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,542 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. · Field Vole · Rabbit +3
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024 Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2024 Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2023 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum · Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata · Common Water-Boatman · Punctate Corixa · Metoecus paradoxus +4
Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata Metoecus paradoxus Metoecus paradoxus2024 Carex cespitosa · Giant Hogweed · Field Forget-me-not
Carex cespitosa Carex cespitosa Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Lesser Stag Beetle
Lesser Stag Beetle
Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae2024
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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